Obviousy it's completely fake, and thank god because I wouldn't want a Zelda game not starring Link.

Meh.  The boss battles were cool, but having to kill dozens of peons using very repetitive combat just to get to the bosses killed the fun, imo.

I'll never understand why so many people here love the game so much.

Sounds like it would be an awesome zelda offshoot franchise, but not main series.

I guess it is way too much fan service to be true. I mean, a hero that speaks, a connection between the stories of the games, a darker atmosphere, steampunk... all what fans are longing for, but such "fanservice games" usually don't work out very well.

But the concept about the story itself sounds very interesting I have to say. A person that think he is Link but isn't could really lead to some interesting moments storytelling-wise. I don't like the whole steampunk thing though. I mean, a gun shooting deku-nuts sounds... nuts. Even worse would be something like a train because it fits so totally not in the Zelda universe.

that's my two cents about this interview. Btw, I wonder who takes the time to write up a whole interview to place his idea of the next Zelda...

I stopped reading when they said that the main character of a Legend of Zelda game would not be Link and would not be mute. Fake.

Also, if someone were to think he were Link, he would still think that he wouldn't be able to talk.

That's every hack and slash game ever.

truth

It's fake.

However if real it would be interesting. It'd be cool if the end credits showed a ocean with a few islands, and a scene where it shifts from realistic to cel shaded over the course of a minute...

I don't like the steampunk idea though. Zelda shouldn't be futuristic in any sort of way.

I think by "retail title" he meant the title of the game was a concept or unofficial title, and that it would be changed before hitting shelves.